Early spring scene

Green never looks so good as when it first overtakes the grays of wintertime. 

Longfellow Creek trail lit up by the first leaves of spring

Birthday buddy

The two of us had a birthday last week.  One day difference in the birthday day and 22 years difference in the years, Matthew and I have celebrated for 45 years together.  He's still cute - me not so much.   The grainy photo, the antique phonograph, the 1960's hairdo looks pretty vintage now-like me!        
                                                 

                           
                                                 
                                           

Up a tree

at Schmitz Park school

  "I'm going to climb on mother nature"! And in a flash she was working  her way up the tree.  I was content to watch but as usual she asked me to join which makes me both very happy and a little bit sad.  I made my excuses.  I'm using a lot of those lately.  Everything I try is surprising me because it is a challenge.   Jumping, climbing and skipping are all feats of strength and agility that I took for granted.   I was pretty good at those things the last time I checked.  Which when I think about it was quite a long time ago after all.  Use it or lose it.  Those words never sounded more true.  I was never good at coming down after a good tree climb though.  My friends and I would climb and climb to the perfect sitting limb.  We would chat with legs swinging in our leafy hide away feeling on top of the world.  Then looking down and down I would lose my nerve and call 'Help' I can't get down!  Like a cat who gets too hungry to stay up the tree, I would finally work my way down limb by scary limb and then home to supper.  These days I feel rooted to the ground.  Thanks goodness Bianca is trying her best to keep me on my toes.  'You can do it grandma'